Table 3.
Oral health behaviour of the participants allocated to Intervention or Control, at baseline and follow-up, according to Per Protocol (PP) and Intention-To-Treat (ITT) analyses, respectively
| Variable | Baseline | Follow-up | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | |||||
| ITT (n = 67) | PP (n = 59) | ITT (n = 68) | PP (n = 65) | ITT (n = 67) | PP (n = 59) | ITT (n = 68) | PP (n = 65) | |
| Tooth-brushing | ||||||||
| ≥ 3 times/day | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.7) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.1) | 2 (3.0) | 2 (3.4) | 3 (4.4) | 3 (4.6) |
| Twice a day | 37 (55.2) | 32 (54.2) | 43 (63.2) | 42 (64.6) | 50 (74.6) | 45 (76.3) | 46 (67.6) | 45 (69.2) |
| Once a day | 16 (23.9) | 14 (23.7) | 13 (19.1) | 12 (18.5) | 8 (11.9) | 6 (10.2) | 9 (13.2) | 8 (12.3) |
| Several times/week | 8 (11.9) | 7 (11.9) | 9 (13.2) | 8 (12.3) | 6 (9.0) | 5 (8.5) | 9 (13.2) | 8 (12.3) |
| Once a week | 4 (6.0) | 4 (6.8) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.5) |
| More seldom/never | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Flossing | ||||||||
| ≥ 3 times/day | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3.0) | 2 (3.4) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.1) |
| Twice a day | 7 (10.4) | 6 (10.2) | 5 (7.4) | 5 (7.7) | 13 (19.4) | 12 (20.3) | 7 (10.3) | 7 (10.8) |
| Once a day | 4 (6.0) | 4 (6.8) | 10 (14.7) | 10 (15.4) | 11 (16.4) | 11 (18.6) | 14 (20.6) | 14 (21.5) |
| Several times/week | 14 (20.9) | 11 (18.6) | 11 (16.2) | 10 (15.4) | 13 (19.4) | 10 (16.9) | 12 (17.6) | 11 (16.9) |
| Once a week | 10 (14.9) | 9 (15.3) | 8 (11.8) | 8 (12.3) | 9 (13.4) | 8 (13.6) | 12 (17.6) | 12 (18.5) |
| More seldom/never | 32 (47.8) | 29 (49.2) | 34 (50.0) | 32 (49.2) | 19 (28.4) | 16 (27.1) | 21 (30.9) | 19 (29.9) |
| Toothpick use | ||||||||
| ≥ 3 times/day | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.5) | 3 (4.5) | 3 (5.1) | 0 | 0 |
| Twice a day | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.7) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.1) | 4 (6.0) | 4 (6.8) | 2 (2.9) | 2 (3.1) |
| Once a day | 2 (3.0) | 2 (3.4) | 7 (10.3) | 6 (9.2) | 7 (10.4) | 7 (11.9) | 11 (16.2) | 10 (15.4) |
| Several times/week | 6 (9.0) | 6 (10.2) | 7 (10.3) | 7 (10.8) | 5 (7.5) | 5 (8.5) | 6 (8.8) | 6 (9.2) |
| Once a week | 4 (6.0) | 3 (5.1) | 3 (4.4) | 2 (3.1) | 5 (7.5) | 4 (6.8) | 6 (8.8) | 5 (7.7) |
| More seldom/never | 53 (79.1) | 46 (78.0) | 48 (70.6) | 47 (72.3) | 43 (64.2) | 36 (61.0) | 43 (63.2) | 42 (64.6) |
| Additional fluoride | ||||||||
| ≥ 3 times/day | 3 (4.5) | 3 (5.1) | 4 (5.9) | 3 (4.6) | 5 (7.5) | 5 (8.5) | 3 (4.4) | 2 (3.1) |
| 2 times/day | 13 (19.4) | 11 (18.6) | 8 (11.8) | 7 (10.8) | 19 (28.4) | 17 (28.8) | 14 (20.6) | 13 (20.0) |
| Once a day | 12 (17.9) | 11 (18.6) | 14 (20.6) | 14 (21.5) | 13 (19.4) | 12 (20.3) | 17 (25.0) | 17 (26.2) |
| Several times/week | 10 (14.9) | 8 (13.6) | 13 (19.1) | 13 (20.0) | 16 (23.9) | 14 (23.7) | 18 (26.5) | 18 (27.7) |
| Once a week | 10 (14.9) | 9 (15.3) | 10 (14.7) | 10 (15.4) | 4 (6.0) | 3 (5.1) | 6 (8.8) | 6 (9.2) |
| More seldom/never | 19 (28.4) | 17 (28.8) | 19 (27.9) | 18 (27.7) | 10 (14.9) | 8 (13.6) | 10 (14.7) | 9 (13.8) |
Frequency n (%)